After Mei Niang left, Doctor Gan bowed to Jian Ning and motioned her to step aside to talk.
"I wonder if the old gentleman has any advice for me?" The two men walked to the side, and Jian Ning stopped and asked.
"The young lady is a disciple of a hidden master. How can I be worthy of the title of Master in front of her? If you don't mind, you can call me Old Man Gan or Uncle Gan."
Although Jian Ning was wearing protective clothing, she took off her hat when she came out of Baicaojian. Even though the mask covered most of her face, Doctor Gan knew that she was not very old by listening to her voice and observing her features.
"Obedience is worse than respect. In this case, I will call you Uncle Gan."
Doctor Gan nodded, pondered for a moment, then looked at Jian Ning and said, "I have a question in my mind. According to medical records, this Gu disease seems to be true but not true. I am not very knowledgeable and my medical skills are not very good. I really can't understand the strangeness inside. I wonder if you have any advice?"
"Indeed. Normally, since the outbreak only happened in the past two days, there shouldn't be so many people suffering from edema that only occurs in the later stages. I'm also wondering about this, I'm afraid it's..."
"Man-made disaster?" Doctor Gan looked at her with a stern gaze.
Jane Ning's heart moved, but she remained calm on the surface. She shook her head slightly, "It is still unknown for the time being."
Jian Ning would not easily comment on anything she was not absolutely sure of, but the old doctor's words about man-made disasters resolved her worries. She had previously discovered an abnormality in the serum tests of Qin Yifan and others, but she had not thought much about it.
After all, who would be so cruel as to make enemies with the entire city?
She only thought about the recent famine, and how major disasters usually lead to major epidemics, either infecting animals or humans. She didn't even consider it a man-made disaster.
"Brother Qin, I need a critically ill patient to test, one who has edema, now, immediately." She walked to Qin Yifan's side. If it was an artificially bred poisonous insect, only by testing a critically ill patient could it be confirmed.
Even if it is detected that there is indeed a human factor, we still have to find the source, find the host, and kill the mother insect in order to completely eliminate the epidemic.
Qin Yifan was feeling a bit better now. Ever since Jian Ning injected him with praziquantel, he hadn't had any diarrhea, and his spirits had noticeably improved. He sat up in bed and said, "That's easy to do. Many people in the city are suffering from edema. I'll go get someone for you."
He stood up, and just as he stood up, he felt dizzy and his body swayed a few times. If Jian Ning had not been quick to help him, he would have fallen to the ground.
"I will go and call her, please wait a moment, young lady."
"Wait, I'll go with you."
Jian Ning called Doctor Gan over, picked up her medicine box, and walked out with him. As Qin Yifan had said, there were many patients with edema in the city, but extracting blood samples was a bit of a hassle. She and Doctor Gan went to several households, and when they heard they needed blood drawn, their eyes widened in shock. Even if they were suffering from the disease and felt like they were dying, they couldn't resist the fear in the hearts of the people!
"Don't blame me, young lady." Doctor Gan was afraid that Jian Ning would be angry, so he comforted her, "Drawing blood for examination, not only are they afraid, but even I am terrified. This is something they have never heard of, and it won't be easy to get them to accept it in a short time."
Jane Ning couldn't help but admire him after hearing what he said. This old man was a great doctor, a man of great virtue, and a man of profound knowledge and righteousness. Anyone else would have probably cursed these people for being ungrateful. Even she herself had just felt quite annoyed.
"Don't worry, old man. I won't make a fuss about it, and I won't be discouraged. Everything depends on human effort. We'll go find someone to ask."
"Look, you've already said that you can just call me Uncle Gan. I really can't take on this responsibility, so please don't shorten my lifespan."
"Okay, Uncle Gan, let's go over there and ask."
They went to several more houses and were rejected without exception. Finally, a young woman stood up. Her liver and abdomen were swollen and she looked like a pregnant woman in her fifth or sixth month. Her nine-year-old daughter was also swollen.
The woman's husband tried to stop her, but she scolded him. "Instead of living half-dead, half-ghost, it's better to let this female doctor draw some blood for examination. If the cure is successful, it will be good fortune for us mother and daughter. If not, it will be our fate!"
"He's almost dead, leaving blood, you're going to drink it?"
The woman managed to finish the call in one breath, panting with exhaustion. "I don't know why, but I just can't move my whole body. I feel tired even after saying a few words."
It was clear that this woman was very powerful at home. Jian Ning collected blood samples and injected praziquantel into both her and her daughter. When she and Doctor Gan returned to the yamen, they were shocked to find that hundreds of patients had already gathered outside.
Among these patients, more than half were pregnant. Some were supported by their relatives, while others were lying on door panels covered with mattresses.
Humming sounds came one after another.
\"Uncle Gan, please tell everyone that those with liver and abdominal swelling can stay here, and the rest can line up again tomorrow." With previous experience, Jane Ning was worried that these people would reject her as an outsider, a young female doctor, so she asked Doctor Gan to go forward and tell them.
Doctor Gan was quite famous in the local area. Some people knew him as the owner of Baifukang. Several family members of patients who were too poor to afford medical treatment became very excited and shouted at him, "Doctor Gan, please be kind and save us!"
Some of these people had no hope of recovering from the Gu disease, having never heard of it being cured. They had only come because the yamen runners had come to their homes and told them they could get treated for free. They figured they were suffering at home anyway, and since there was no fee, they rushed over.
"Listen to me, Lord Qin summoned us here to treat everyone. Lord Qin also specially invited the disciples of a hidden master to come specifically to treat the Gu disease in our county. But there are not many medicines today, so we will treat the serious cases first. Please trust me, everyone can be cured. Let's focus on the serious cases first, okay?"
There was a commotion at the yamen gate, and everyone started whispering. Jane Ning, carrying a medical kit, walked over to an old man lying on the door panel, wailing. She raised the syringe in her hand and tried to soften her voice, "Old man, I'll give you an injection first. You'll feel much better in a while. Are you willing to give it a try?"
"Are you the reclusive master that Doctor Gan mentioned?" The old man's son also had some rashes on his face. He looked at Jian Ning, and perhaps because she was young and a woman, he looked hesitant.
"Ah..." the old man groaned, raised one arm with difficulty, and signaled Jian Ning to give him an injection.
"My father agrees, so go ahead and beat him." The old man's son nodded, "Go ahead!"
The surroundings became quiet, and everyone's attention was focused on Jane Ning and the old man. While Jane Ning was shaking the medicine bottle to dilute the praziquantel, he instructed the old man's son to unbutton the old man's collar and expose his left upper arm.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, she calmly finished injecting the old man, then stood up and said to everyone, "You can wait and see for a while. When this old man feels better, those who are willing to receive the injection can line up in descending order of severity. Only the first 48 will be in line. The rest can come back tomorrow morning."
After saying that, she called Doctor Gan and walked towards the yamen.
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